GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 349375
Desire gnucash to automatically correct register entry values on import of ofx files
Last modified: 2018-06-29 21:10:40 UTC
If I have a manual checking entry in my register that has an incorrect amount, and then download/import my banks ofx file into gnucash, gnucash automatches the entry correctly, but does not change the incorrect value in the register, marking the entry as cleared, but leaving the incorrect amount. I would like to see a change made to where it either changes the incorrect amount, or alerts the user to the difference.
If you've set the preference "Online banking -> ATM amount" to any non-zero value, then the importer will (correctly) match the downloaded transaction to the existing one. If you don't want this match to happen, then set that preference to zero and select "import as new transaction" for each transaction instead of "reconciling existing transaction". I don't know how else this should be handled. The programm currently offers you only two choices: Either the imported transaction is identical to an existing one, or it is not and it should be added as new one. Adding your proposed "Replace existing transaction" as a third option would IMHO make the user interface even more complicated, and this one is already complicated enough.
(In reply to comment #1) > If you've set the preference "Online banking -> ATM amount" to any non-zero > value, then the importer will (correctly) match the downloaded transaction to > the existing one. If you don't want this match to happen, then set that > preference to zero and select "import as new transaction" for each transaction > instead of "reconciling existing transaction". I don't know how else this > should be handled. The programm currently offers you only two choices: Either > the imported transaction is identical to an existing one, or it is not and it > should be added as new one. Adding your proposed "Replace existing transaction" > as a third option would IMHO make the user interface even more complicated, and > this one is already complicated enough. > I want to make sure I understand this. Right now, I have gnucash set to the default preferences, I haven't changed anything under "Online banking": QIF Import/Show documentation is unchecked, and Generic Importer/use bayesian is unchecked. The values under "Generic Importer" are 1, 3, 6, 2.00. You're saying if I select "Use bayesian matching" and set "Commercial ATM fees threshold" to 0, then during an OFX import, unless the amounts are exactly same, it will not match them to entries in the register?
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 373415 ***
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